Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Education and Upskilling in the Agriculture Sector

Dr. Anne-Marie Butler:

I would describe the graphs as stable. Typically, we have in the region of around 1,000 full-time students. The Deputy is completely right that the majority of students are not going home to farm straight away after two years. They are typically aged 19 or 20. We are trying to start conversations with people on transferring land. We do not want people going home causing arguments. We are just planting the seed. Many will do their placements abroad, and perhaps spend time in New Zealand or the UK. The figure of 1,000 is pretty stable, but as I said, a significant proportion are not going home to farm in the first instance.

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